Bengaluru, March 20 (IANS) The rift within the ruling Congress deepened on Friday after party ticket aspirant Samarth Shamanur filed his nomination for the Davanagere South Assembly constituency, even as the party is yet to officially announce its candidate.Amid the ongoing uncertainty, the move by the influential Shamanur family has taken party leaders by surprise. Samarth is the grandson of late Shamanur Shivashankarappa, a veteran Congress leader who represented the seat.It may be noted that …
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Hubballi (Karnataka), Jan 24 (IANS) As the Karnataka government gets ready for a massive convention for the distribution of houses to more than 20,000 beneficiaries at Hubballi on Saturday, the state unit of the BJP took out a rally condemning the government, alleging violation of protocol and neglect of Opposition leaders.MLAs Mahesh Tenginakai, M.R. Patil, and other BJP leaders took out a protest rally and raised slogans against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the government.They also held pos…
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and the state Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, on Thursday said that there is a significant likelihood of the Janata Dal (Secular) party merging with the BJP in the near future, based on the political stance of H.D. Kumaraswamy, the Union Minister of Large Industries and Steel.He was speaking after inducting JD(S) leader Govindaraj from the Chamarajpet Assembly constituency into the Congress party at the KPCC office on Thursday.“Looki…
Ballari, Jan 3 (IANS) The Karnataka Police have registered FIRs against BJP MLA and mining baron Janardhana Reddy and Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy on Saturday in connection with the violence that erupted over a banner-related issue, which resulted in the death of a grand old party worker in Ballari.Police have intensified the investigation to ascertain who fired the bullet that killed Congress worker Rajashekar.An FIR has been registered against several people, including MLA Bharat Reddy, in c…
Bengaluru/Ballari, Jan 2 (IANS) Commenting on the death of a Congress party worker during a violent clash between the groups of Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy and BJP MLA Janardhana Reddy in Karnataka’s Ballari city, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that a bullet fired into the air had accidentally hit the man.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Friday, Siddaramaiah said, “There was a conflict over a banner issue. Shots were fired into the air. One of the bullets fired in the air hit Rajashe…
Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) Referring to discussions on moving out of Foxconn from Karnataka, the State Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Saturday, charged that the Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is threatening industrialists in the state. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said: “In the last two-and-a-half years, several companies, from Ather Energy to others, had moved out of the state. Toyota had gone to another state, and Foxconn’s …